They Call Me Mister Fry: Inner City Teacher's One-Man Show

An autobiographical one-man show, They Call Me Mister Fry recounts the true story of Jack Fry's first year teaching fifth grade in South Central Los Angeles. In turns heartbreaking and hilarious, this award-winning comedy/drama has played festivals (and taken home four awards), enjoyed a three-month off-Broadway run, and even been performed for the Department of Education in Washington, D.C. Second City alum and Chicago's own Jeff Michalski directs this Windy City premiere of They Call Me Mister Fry at Stage 773.

Reviews & Ratings

This one-man show is absolutely amazing! The performer is a credentialed teacher in California, taking time off from teaching for a while to do this show. He's changed the names, but the events in the story are all true, unbelievable as some of them sound. Mr. Fry takes on the roles of himself, a couple of his most memorable students, his principal, a student's father, and a few other characters. The dialog is in turn comical, angry, sad, and poignant. I was riveted throughout. If this man teaches his fifth graders with the same level of energy and charisma that he has on stage, his kids are truly blessed. As a retired teacher myself, I had a special connection to this story. But anybody with kids of their own, anybody who works with kids, anybody who loves kids, will love this show. Go see it before it closes.

We had such a wonderful time. Prior to purchasing i read the reviews from the cities he performed in and this performance lived up to those rave reviews. We were a little nervous getting there 10 minutes early and it was empty but it was mostly...continued

Script is written to appeal to a general audience but the greatest laughs came from teachers in the crowd. It's the plight of a teacher who cares about teaching and his students and is put through the wringer better known as "No Child Left...continued

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Quotes & Highlights

See a video traile http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yue71I0A668r for the show on YouTube.
Check out Goldstar member reviews for They Call Me Mister Fry at Los Angeles’ Lounge Theatre https://www.goldstar.com/events/los-angeles-ca/they-call-me-mister-fry and FanaticSalon https://www.goldstar.com/events/culver-city-ca/they-call-me-mister-fry.
On stage,_ Mister Fry_ makes the grade! —Los Angeles Times
Jack Fry is the Patch Adams of education, the highest quality of Off Broadway theatre —LA Examiner
Critic’s Pick for Best of the Fest —Capital Fringe
Gritty but hopeful —Curtain Up New York
A must see —socal.com
A talented blend of comedy and emotion —Valley Scene Magazine
Freiberger wins over his audience … he masterfully plays two problem students. —LA Weekly, GO!_ _
By all means see it and leave inspired! —Our Town New York (Theater Pick of the Week)
This production has enough heart, audacity, and originality to stand out from the crowd mainly because of the artistry of Jack Fry. —dctheaterscene.com
Intense and intimate…many laughs… —NUVOThey Call Me Mister Fry is directed by my first director Jeff Michalski, so you know it’s got to be good. —Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report